Information Processing Terminal Sleep Mode Data Relay
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing information processing systems face challenges in providing users with access to network data and application launching without requiring both the base unit and terminal devices to be in a power-ON state, especially when the base unit is in a sleep mode and cannot display images.
Innovation Solution
A system where a first information processing terminal stands in a sleep mode and cancels it based on predetermined conditions, such as time intervals, to receive and transmit data from an external network to a second terminal, allowing the second terminal to display menu information and launch applications even when the base unit is in a non-launched or OFF state.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the base unit is kept in a power-ON state to receive and transmit network data, then data access is enabled, but power consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The terminal device performs preliminary actions by storing menu information and application launch capabilities locally. When the base unit is in sleep mode, the terminal device can still display menus and launch applications using pre-fetched data, eliminating the need for the base unit to remain powered on for basic operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The terminal device acts as an intermediary between the user and the base unit. It maintains a local cache of menu information and application data, allowing users to interact with the system without requiring the base unit to be fully operational. The terminal device mediates data transmission by pre-fetching and storing necessary information.
2Adaptability or versatility
If both base unit and terminal device are kept in power-ON state for application execution, then application functionality is maintained, but operational complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the menu display and application launch functions from the base unit and relocates them to the terminal device. The terminal device stores menu information locally and can display menus and launch applications independently, separating these functions from the base unit's core processing responsibilities.
Solution Approach 2:
The base unit performs preliminary actions by pre-processing and transmitting menu information and application data to the terminal device before the user needs to access them. This allows the terminal device to operate independently without requiring real-time connection to the base unit for basic operations.
3Use of energy by moving object
If the base unit is in sleep mode to save power, then power consumption is reduced, but network data reception is interrupted
Solution Approach 1:
The base unit performs preliminary data reception and processing while powered on, storing menu information and application data in the terminal device's memory. Once data is pre-fetched, the base unit can enter sleep mode without interrupting user access to network content, as the terminal device maintains local copies.
Solution Approach 2:
The terminal device creates local copies of menu information and application data received from the base unit. These copies allow the terminal device to function independently even when the base unit is in sleep mode, ensuring continuous network data access without requiring the base unit to remain powered on.
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AI summary
An information processing system includes a first information processing terminal which can be connected to an external network and a second information processing terminal which receives data from the external network through the first information processing terminal. The first information processing terminal stands by in a sleep mode, and when a predetermined condition is satisfied, it cancels the sleep mode and transmits data from the external network to the second information processing terminal.